Practicing Catholic Show

Hey, what do you know about Our Lady of Fatima? The anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima was May 13, and is known as the day where Our Blessed Mother appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal all the way back in 1917.

We sure can learn a lot from these children and the words Our Lady spoke to them. Joining us this past weekend to share more about this unique apparition was Barb Ernster of the World Apostolate of Fatima. You may have heard Barb’s voice on Relevant Radio previously, as she is the president of the St. Paul/Minneapolis division and has been featured on many media outlets (including the Drew Mariani show!).

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Mother’s Day wasn't the only eventful happening this past weekend! Sunday, May 8 was also World Day of Prayer for Vocations, an opportunity to pray for and create a culture of vocations. So, what does that look like in 2022?

Fr. David Blume, Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Vocations joined us to help answer those questions and more.

https://www.10000vocations.org/

If you thought being a mom on Mother’s Day was great, many grandmothers would probably tell you it’s even sweeter for them.

Joining us to talk about that and grandparent ministry in general, are Joanne and Alan Foley – founders of Early Catholic Family Life for Grandparents, as well as grandparents themselves who have a heart for cultivating relationships between grandparents, grandchildren, and the Church.

https://www.earlycatholicfamilylife.org/ 

This Mother’s Day weekend, we were joined by our new auxiliary bishop, Bishop Joseph Williams! What a treat to speak with His Excellency on this weekend dedicated to mothers; especially as Bishop Williams has made it well-known of his devotion to Our Lady, our universal Mother.

Bishop Williams was appointed and ordained auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese just this past January and served as pastor of St. Stephen’s and Holy Rosary in Minneapolis.

Hopefully you and your loved ones have never experienced physical or spiritual neglect, trauma, or abuse in any form. But there are many survivors who have come forward (and many who haven’t yet for reasons they’ve discerned), and it is always our job to believe them and walk with them in their journeys toward healing.

This weekend we’re joined by Deacon Martin Meyer and Marty Montgomery-Jennings of the Grief to Grace program; Grief to Grace offers resources and retreats for those who’ve experienced abuse in its many forms, and Deacon Meyer and Marty will be sharing more about how we can support those who’ve been affected.

https://www.grieftogracemn.org/

http://grief-to-grace-lsi.squarespace.com/

It’s spring! Are you thinking about planting a garden? Care of God’s creation is something he entrusted to us humans from the very beginning—even if you have a “brown thumb!” Jim Ennis, from Catholic Rural Life, is with us to share some ideas about creation care.

https://catholicrurallife.org/

https://thecatholicspirit.com/commentary/the-local-church/caring-creation-act-mercy/

First up, a very special treat! If you’re a regular listener to Relevant Radio, “Father Rocky” is a very familiar name and voice. A priest of Opus Dei, he serves as Executive Director & CEO of Relevant Radio, and we are pleased and privileged to have him on with us to share his unique perspective on bringing Christ to the world through the media!

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Listen to their full interview on Practicing Catholic this Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 1pm, and Sunday at 2pm on Relevant Radio 1330AM. All shows are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts the following Monday - visit practicingcatholicshow.com to listen. #practicingcatholicshow

For those of you keeping score at home, we'll learn about life in an all-Brothers order. Next, we move-on to consecrated religious life. What’s the difference and why does it matter? What’s it like to serve as Brother among Fathers?

Joining us this weekend are Brother Ken Homan, a Jesuit doctoral student at Georgetown University, and Brother Joe Trout, a Dominican Friar from Oak Park, Illinois.

One of the many beautiful perks of living in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is that our local cities are teeming with religious life! If you visit 10000vocations.org, you can find an extensive listing of the many men's and women's religious orders serving here.  So, what is religious life actually like? What is it like to devote one’s life to Christ in this way?

Well lucky for us, Religious Brothers Day is just around the corner and Brother Larry Schatz of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, and Brother Logan Murray of the Brotherhood of Hope are joining us today with a glimpse.

Our friends Allison Spies of the Archdiocesan Archives and Maria Wiering of The Catholic Spirit cover a complicated and tragic chapter of our American history, that is the legacy of Indian boarding schools.

Both Maria and Allison have been knee-deep in helping to uncover the truths about Minnesotan boarding schools, as a comprehensive review titled the “Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative” is expected to be released soon by the government.